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Dbdblocker wrote:

It ruffles my feathers every time my kids come over and wind down my
faucets until the rubbers destroy themselves. Why don't they stop turning
the faucet when the water stops? Isn't that the idea? Why do then need to
crank them down like a wheel lug nut? They have no concept of anything
if you try to explain it. That must be why their faucets always leak,
their lawn mowers are always broken, they have trouble with their cars
and appliances are falling apart. This generation is the dumbest I've
ever seen. If my grand kids get dumber than they are, this country is
done for.

I hear you... I'm continuously amazed/horrified/terrified by this and
related behavior.

IMHO, the root cause is a near complete lack of simple common sense...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_sense

Erik